Washington Nationals vs. Minnesota Twins

Friday, April 22nd, 2016 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

The Washington Nationals defeated the Minnesota Twins by a score of 8-4 on Friday night, April 22, 2016. Jayson Werth delivered offensively with a home run and made a notable defensive play in left field to prevent one, while pitcher Gio Gonzalez worked for more than six innings in the victory.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 22nd, 2016

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Attendance: 27,684

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Game Stats


Washington Nationals Batting

Nationals Batting

Doubles: Murphy (5, Gibson)

Triples: Lobatón (1, Gibson)

Home Runs: Werth (3, 5th inning off Tonkin 0 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Murphy (9), Espinosa 2 (5), Lobatón 3 (3), Gonzalez (1), Werth (8)

2-out Runs Batted In: Murphy, Espinosa, Lobatón 2

Sacrifice Flies: Gonzalez

Sacrifice Hit: Gonzalez

Ground Into Double Play: Zimmerman

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (Lobatón 1-1, Werth 0-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Espinosa 1-1, Taylor 0-1, Murphy 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gonzalez 1; Taylor 2


Washington Nationals Pitching

Nationals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Gonzalez pitched to 3 batters in the 7th

Wild Pitches: Gonzalez

Hit By Pitch: Espinosa (By Gibson); Heisey (By O'Rourke)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonzalez 17-26; Kelley 2-3; Rivero 2-5; Treinen 1-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonzalez 19-12-12-17; Kelley 2-2-0-2; Rivero 3-1-1-5; Treinen 4-1-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonzalez 6-4; Kelley 0-1; Rivero 4-0; Treinen 1-2

Game Scores: G Gonzalez 57


Washington Nationals Fielding

Nationals Fielding

Errors: Espinosa (3, ground ball)



Minnesota Twins Batting

Twins Batting

Home Runs: Sanó (3, 8th inning off Rivero 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mauer (6), Núñez 2 (7), Sanó (6)

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-6 (Buxton 0-1, Núñez 1-1, Mauer 1-2, Dozier 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mauer 1; Dozier 1


Minnesota Twins Pitching

Twins Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 15-19; Tonkin 10-12; Pressly 1-4; O'Rourke 4-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson 13-8-7-15; Tonkin 11-1-4-9; Pressly 2-0-3-3; O'Rourke 0-4-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gibson 4-4; Tonkin 3-5; Pressly 2-1; O'Rourke 0-1

Game Scores: K Gibson 16


Minnesota Twins Fielding

Twins Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Dozier-Mauer)


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